Wed Nov 3, 2021 – 9:07 pm EDT
LOS ANGELES, California (LifeSiteNews) –Los Angeles Public Social Services has instructed its employees to use “gender neutral” language instead of terms such as “he” and “she” when engaging with the public.
“Being thoughtful and using a preferred name and pronoun when engaging with our customers not only conveys respect, but we have a legal obligation to do so. The use of gender non-specific language such as ‘they’ instead of ‘she’ is essential in our service to the public,” wrote Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) director Antonia Jiménez in an email to DPSS staff on October 25.
Jiménez’s email follows the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ October 5 proclamation designating October 20, 2021 as “International Pronouns Day,” which encourages all residents to use “inclusive” gender pronouns in all forms of communication.
In her email, Jiménez affirmed her department’s effort to “transform” how they “address customers into a more unbiased and gender-neutral language.” She encouraged staff to visit LGBT activist site www.mypronouns.org and an LGBT Equity Center video titled “Sharing Your Pronouns.”
A DPSS employee who wishes to remain anonymous confirmed to LifeSiteNews by phone interview, “They’re trying to reteach us, that we shouldn’t make gender assumptions based on how someone looks.
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